Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-01

BIDS FOR FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR THE WORK.
Proposals were opened yesterday at noon at the
office Of the architect OF the Capitol for material to
be used In the completion OF the terraces and
grand Stairways. For a quantity OF rolled iron
beams the New Jersey steel and Iron Company
DID at 3.3 TO 4.O5 per pound delivered in WASH
lngton. The New jersey company has been fur
nishing the iron for the terrace work. and in this
case an outsider, not In the business, put in bid
just friction OF cent below the figure OF the
New Jersey company. The question as to which
First Controller. For the other supplies the low
est bidders will get the contracts.
WASHINGTON BIDDERS.
The other proposals, all from Washington firms,
We're as follows: For bricks Windsor & Ford, $7.45
per LOCO. For lime, three bids were received: J.
cents per barrel: and Edward Cooley, 80 cents per
barrel. For cement: II. w. Blunt, 81 cents per
barrel; j. NJ. Wheatly, 90 cents; j. H. McGill, 81
and LILO; Round Top cement in barrels, Burns q
Collins, $1-2o per barrel and $50 for L. S. g
cement. For sand X. NJ. Miller, 81 10 50 cents per
CUBIC yard, according TO grade; Burns 4 Collins,
SfO3 per cubic yard; Z. E. Barnes, $121 per cubic
yard.
QUICK FIRING ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUAD
RoN-The North Atlantic squadron, under COM
mand OF Rear-Admiral Luce arrived at Boston
from Newport Wednesday morning. While run
ming along the coast and about abreast Of Cape
Goa at tuesday evening the squadron was Or
uered ready for general quarters. Although the
watch below had already taken to their nalnmockS
When the drum aud gongs were sounded, still the
flrol gun belonging 10 the flagship OF the second
DIVISION under command OF Lieut.. Albert c. Dill
llnghan fired her charge OF powder one minute
anu hSe seconds after the alarm had been given.
IhlS Is about the quickest time on record.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: ].
". Hays to d. W. C. Brodhead, lot 5. block 16,
Meridian Hill; $1,000. Fannie A. Moore to John I.
Weaver subs. 14l and 142, So. 62s; 3d. 600. II. A.
Griswold to Watson karr, lots l61 and 1872, Chi
chester; 1900 II. f. Davis, trustee, to c. d. COL
lllman, lots 63 to a. sec. g. Sheriff estate 81 200
X. d. DeLeFrench to d. McConviile sub. %, so.
S,4 s2,675: D. Connel ct AL, to n. Carusi, block
trustee, same property; s.. Columbian Univer-
sity to Margaret Anna NaMoter, lot 56, south col
Mary E. Henderson. lot 80, SO. $50; 80, Vir-
glnia y. Taylor to s. H. Walker, east half 10, SO.
400; sl2 100. G. W. Cropley to Armeda E. John
Pattie F. Wells, lot II, block IA, Meridian Hin;
s2,Sl2.o0. Efie Ii. Aber to Mary Cole Baker, lots
- =; and % So; 20; s3l,5s2. T. Bagden to B. II.
Sl49o6.5O. w. Homiller to Jane A. Kenyon, parts
~ and e5O, B. and H. S addition to West Washing
Ton, ,o 5000, F. W. clemens to W: Walker, sub
lot ~, So. 561; $500. Angelina NJ. Mcmillan to
G. Truesde!l and X f. Norris, sub-lots p, %, 81
and 33, Widows Mite. Margaret White to Ana
Stasia Patten lot 3 and east half 10, sq. 142: 3.
G. NJ. Hart to Elizabeth Carrick. part Bealls add
ton; 5000 Mary f. Moore to j. B. Wight, subs
and b, So. S1S; g, 1920. Gertrude NJ. Guy to
Mary 4. tarlee, sub -, 81. 623 81, 700. d. E. TILL
coin: $1,000 Laura L. Beall to 5. 7. Osbourne,
lot l3 dock 20, columbia Heights; 81 $685.. S.
Il. O,bourne to c. b. OsbOurne, same property;
Sl.9o3.25. Henry Howard to II. j. Williams, sub
lot S, So. 300; 5. II. Hurt to J. K. Breeyent,
sub rs, 50. 6:s3; s1o,5o1.6O. J. W. Sinclair, IT,,
to Margaretta ID. Porter sub 49, So 21O: $3.50. rs.
c. Roeser TO Emma A. Casey, sub. A., So. "a;
4.1oO. Anna NJ. Black to c. Bill, trustee, south
half -, So. 3Ss; 1000. Elizabeth ID. Taylor to S.
Palmer, part II, 81. $50; $500. Adam GaddeS to
d. A. Sanford, parts and 7, So. ss; 1910. Joseph
Auerbach TO W. B. Smell, sub f, So. 81; $10,62,.
ID. G. to y. Wilson, lot Is, So 80; s. n. Wilson
TO b. h. Warder lots l6 49, 21 -, 2S, part 20, so,
"a, and II TO 16, so. SO: s2S,25979.
Real Estate Sales.
j. r. BreevoOrt has bought OF H. Hart for
49, go, SUBJ lot rs, So. 633, 22x70.l5 feet ON
street between 1St and n. j. ave-, northwest. Mar
garette d. Porter has bought for 1897 r. SUBJ 49,
81. 30, 24X1S422 feet X. ]. ave-, bet. 14th and
10Th streets. Emma c. Casey has bought OF Carl
RoeSer Tor "a, 40 sub. lot A. 24-lS.5SXlOO It,
on NJ st., bet. I'D ana oath SITS, northwest. Judge
w. Il. Smell has bought or Joseph AuerbacE, Tor
Sl062o, sub. lot L, So 31l-22x776 IT,, ON ST.
bet 9th and 10th sts., n. W.
\. Wilson has bought OF B. H. Warder for
20, lots 16,192l ,2S and pit. &C. So a. and
lots II 10 IT, 81. 36, on NJ, n, oath and 25th Sts.
and on oath st. bet. and n. SIS
REAL ESTATE AGENT KUFFIN ACoUITTED-'The
case OF Robert ID. Ru1fin, the cOlOred lawyer and
real estate dealer, charged With obtaining $50
from James X. Mead under false pretenses as pub
lShed iii yesterdays STAR, was called for trial in
the Police Court this afternoon, AMI MeSSrs. Pad
gett and Shilhngton for the defendant entered a
plea OF mot guilty." The court heard the testi-
nOny or the witnesses Tor the prosecution and &C
Quilted the defendant.